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W. WHARTON, Jr.

RAILWAY SWITG-H OR OTHER CASTING, No. 356,609. Patented Jan. 25, 1887.

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IVILLIAM 'WHARTON, JR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOWILLIAM WHARTON, J R, & 00., (LIMITED,) OF SAME PLACE.

RAILWAY-SWITCH OR OTHER CASTlNG.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,O9, dated January25, 1887.

Application filed November 19, 1856, Serial No. 213,373. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, \VILLIAM WHAn'roN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Railway-Switch and other Castings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to so construct a railway-frog, switch, orother casting and so combine it with cross-ties that a firm and soeuresupport may be provided for the casting, and, further, that the lattermay be capable of adjustment to a limited extent upon the ties, in orderto bring the track to the precise gage desired, and that it may hefirmly secured in such position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of aswitch-casting con structed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection, and Fig. 4 is 1 1 having depending legs, in combination with amodification.

The switch-casting A is provided in the present instance with a fixedtongue, a, and with pockets or recesses I) at its opposite ends for theabutting rails of the track to rest in. From the underside of thecasting depend, at intervals, legs Ii, which are adapted to oombine withand to fit against the flanges e of the cross-ties E. The cross-ties Ihave shown in the drawin as in the form of T-bars, but they may be ofany other suitable constructionsuch as angle-bars orchannel-barsprovided they have u pwardl y-proj ecting flanges againstwhich the legs F of the casting abut.

The casting is secured to the cross'ties by suitable pins or bolts, (2,and slots are provided horizontally in either the legs of the castingsor the flanges of the cross-ties, or both in the legs and the flanges,in order to permit the casting to be adjusted on the cross-ties to asufficient extent to compensate for irregularities, in construction orin the fitting of the parts together.

I prefer to pass these bolts 1 through the legs of the casting and theflanges of the ties at points near the upper edges of the flanges, sothat the bases of said legs, resting on the bases of the cross-ties,will be the more securely and firmly held.

It will not be necessary to have the slotcon nection between the legs ofthe castings and the flanges of the ties upon more than one end of theties, as in this way sufficient adjustability of gage is obtained. Insuch cases the legs of the casting at the other end of the ties may beriveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the flanges of the ties.

Instead of using pins or bolts to secure the legs to the ties, othermeans may be employedas, for instance, wedge-shaped keys may be driventhrough slots in the legs and in the flanges of the ties, so as toproduce the de sired result of adjustment and security of position, asshown in Fig. 4.

I claim as my inventionl. A frog, switch, or other railwaycasting cross-ties having an upwardlyprojecting longitudinal flange or flanges towhich said legs are secured.

2-. A frog, switch, or other railway-casting having depending legs, incombination with cross-ties having an upwardlyprojecting longitudinalflange or flanges to which the said legs are adjustably secured,substantially as set forth.

8. A frog, switch, or other railway-casting having depending legs, incombination with cross-ties having an upwardly-projecting longitudinalflange or flanges, said legs and flanges being adjuslably securedtogether by means of bolts adapted to slots, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses;

IVILLIAM WH ARTON, JR. lVitnesses:

WILLIAM D. Comma, HARRY SMITH.

